The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
Chapter VI Appeals to
Appellate Tribunal
30. Appellate
Tribunal.-
1. Subject
to the provisions of this Act, the Appellate Tribunal established under section
110 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) shall be the Appellate Tribunal
for the purposes of this Act and the said Appellate Tribunal shall exercise the
jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on it by or under this Act:
Provided that the Technical Member of the Appellate Tribunal for the purposes
of this Act shall be called the Technical Member (Petroleum and Natural Gas)
and shall have the qualifications specified in sub-section (2) of section 31.
2. Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), the Central
Government may, for the purposes of this Act, appoint one or more Technical
Members (Petroleum and Natural Gas) on the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
or designate a Technical Member of the said Tribunal having the qualifications
specified in sub-section (2) of section 31 and when a Technical Member (Petroleum
and Natural Gas) is appointed, he shall be in addition to the three other
members appointed under the said Act.